Dressing For Your Body Type – Part 2

For instance, some women are top-heavy and have large breasts with short waists and long skinny legs or are heavy and square on top with the big stomach and broad back sitting on slender legs. A bell shaped woman has small shoulders and a large bottom or a pear shaped woman may be small on top with a tiny waist and big thighs and calves. In all of these circumstances the proportions that a woman will carry will not change no matter how much weight she loses. She may be smaller in the hips overall but if they are normally larger than her top they will remain larger than her top even if she gets to a size 6.

Here are are some tips to help you identify your body type. Women who are top-heavy have a bust line that is three or more inches larger than their hips. 46% of women have a rectangular body shape where their waist is about the same as their hips and they appear more like cylinder than an hourglass. Pear-shaped women are bottom heavy and approximately 20% of women have this shape. In this instance their hips are significantly larger than their bust line. Only 8% of women have an hourglass shape where their hips and bust lines are equal in measure.

Women who are top-heavy may want to emphasize their smaller legs and draw attention away from the waist and arms by wearing long sleeves and V-neck tops. Women with this body type should also steer clear of tops that have large prints and dress in monochromatic colors.